وَمَا And not wamā We showed them nurīhim of min a Sign āyatin but illā it hiya (was) greater akbaru than min its sister ukh'tihā and We seized them wa-akhadhnāhum with the punishment bil-ʿadhābi so that they may laʿallahum return yarjiʿūna
And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
وَقَالُوا۟ And they said waqālū O yāayyuha [the] magician l-sāḥiru Invoke ud'ʿu for us lanā your Lord rabbaka by what bimā He has made covenant ʿahida with you ʿindaka Indeed, we innanā (will) surely be guided lamuh'tadūna
And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
فَلَمَّا But when falammā We removed kashafnā from them ʿanhumu the punishment l-ʿadhāba behold idhā They hum broke (their word) yankuthūna
But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.
وَنَادَىٰ And called out wanādā Firaun fir'ʿawnu among fī his people qawmihi he said qāla O my people yāqawmi Is not alaysa for me lī (the) kingdom mul'ku (of) Egypt miṣ'ra and these wahādhihi [the] rivers l-anhāru flowing tajrī underneath me min underneath me taḥtī Then do not afalā you see tub'ṣirūna
And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?
أَمْ Or am am I anā better khayrun than min this hādhā one who alladhī he huwa (is) insignificant mahīnun and hardly walā and hardly yakādu clear yubīnu
Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?1
فَلَوْلَآ Then why not falawlā are placed ul'qiya on him ʿalayhi bracelets aswiratun of min gold dhahabin or aw come jāa with him maʿahu the Angels l-malāikatu accompanying (him) muq'tarinīna
Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ So he bluffed fa-is'takhaffa his people qawmahu and they obeyed him fa-aṭāʿūhu Indeed, they innahum were kānū a people qawman defiantly disobedient fāsiqīna
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].
فَلَمَّآ So when falammā they angered Us āsafūnā We took retribution intaqamnā from them min'hum and We drowned them fa-aghraqnāhum all ajmaʿīna
And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them fajaʿalnāhum a precedent salafan and an example wamathalan for the later (generations) lil'ākhirīna
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
۞ وَلَمَّا And when walammā is presented ḍuriba (the) son ub'nu (of) Maryam maryama (as) an example mathalan behold idhā Your people qawmuka about it min'hu laughed aloud yaṣiddūna
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example,1 immediately your people laughed aloud.
وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they said waqālū Are our gods aālihatunā better khayrun or am he huwa Not mā they present it ḍarabūhu to you laka except illā (for) argument jadalan Nay bal they hum (are) a people qawmun argumentative khaṣimūna
And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?"1 They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.
إِنْ Not in he huwa (was) except illā a slave ʿabdun We bestowed Our favor anʿamnā on him ʿalayhi and We made him wajaʿalnāhu an example mathalan for (the) Children of Israel libanī for (the) Children of Israel is'rāīla
He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
وَلَوْ And if walaw We willed nashāu surely We (could have) made lajaʿalnā among you minkum Angels malāikatan in fī the earth l-arḍi succeeding yakhlufūna
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another]1 on the earth.